geology

Scientists in New Zealand are bombarding rooftops with volcanic rock to help the area prepare for any potential future eruptions.

Kablam!

Trust us, it's for science.

Scientists Fire Volcanic Rocks at Rooftops to Prove Volcanoes Are Dangerous

After studying hundreds of marsquakes, data from NASA's InSight rover suggests that the crust of Mars is layered like a three-tiered cake.

Always Has Been

With red frosting?

Mars' Crust Structure Is Like a Layer Cake, NASA Scientists Say

Scientists discovered an ancient, long-gone tectonic plate that they say explains the volcanoes around the northern Pacific.

Time Reversal

*Spooky tectonic plate noises*

Scientists Discover "Lost" Tectonic Plate With Ominous Name

A team of scientists suggests that meteor impact craters could have offered the perfect conditions for life on Earth to emerge.

Ancient Oasis

"They essentially create an oasis for life."

Scientists: Life on Earth Likely Started in Meteor Craters

Scientists have no idea what formed a series of bizarre ridges on the surface of Mars, and they're not confident in their guess.

Space Mysteries

"Of course, this story is almost certainly incomplete if not totally wrong."

Scientists Still Baffled by Bizarre Martian Ridges

Geologists are using new techniques like precise GPS measurements to figure out what's driving apart three tectonic plates in Ethiopia.

Coming Soon

The theory is that massive, superheated rocks are bubbling up from deep inside the planet — and remaking the surface forever.

Geologists Say a New Ocean Is Opening up in Africa

New models suggest that Earth's magnetic field, already overdue for a total reversal, could shift faster than we thought.

Reverse, Reverse!

We may be in for a wild ride.

Scientists: Earth's Magnetic Field Could Shift 100x Faster Than Observed

A team of researchers say they've used cutting-edge imaging techniques to discover huge, "unexpected" structures near the Earth's core

Earth Below

A new imaging technique revealed "anomalous structures" deep inside our planet.

Scientists Discover "Unexpected" Structures Near Earth's Core

On opposite side of the Earth's core lie two massive, mysterious blobs of ultrahot ancient rock that have scientists locked in a decades-long disagreement.

Mysterious Blobs

"It would be like having an object in the sky, and asking, 'Is that the moon?' And people are like, no. 'Is that the sun?' No. 'What is it?' We don’t know."

Geologists Baffled By "Massive Anomalies" at Edge of Earth's Core

New radar maps and digital models reveal a massive underground valley beneath Greenland, including a thousand-mile-long "Dark River."

Hidden Valley

New maps reveal a vast underground river.

Scientists Discover "Dark River" Under Greenland

Venus is covered in mountains made of crystal, which scientists now think are formed by lava made of "crystal mush" that squeezes through the crust.

Mush Mountain

Please sir, an extra helping of "crystal mush."

Venus Is Covered in Gigantic Crystal Volcanoes

Luigi Mario

Here's a wild idea: Technologically advanced dinosaurs might have tried asteroid mining — and accidentally crashed a big one into the Earth, driving themselves extinct in the process.